Wasp wasted bullet?

[Ggmac]

Wasp waisted bullets only work in air rifles and maybe shuttlecocks.

 

[Dimwit Flathead]

Longer bullet, same weight, less bearing surface --- why won't it work?
LitLBoy

It is a manufacturing defect. Years ago they ran a batch of bullets with the wrong size core and tried to cover their stupidity by saying the defect made the bullet go faster, in violation of the law of conservation of energy. They put them on the market and people actually bought them to discover that they were garbage. Sorry you had to re-experience this...

 

[fguffey]

It is a manufacturing defect. Years ago they ran a batch of bullets with the wrong size core and tried to cover their stupidity by saying the defect made the bullet go faster, in violation of the law of conservation of energy. They put them on the market and people actually bought them to discover that they were garbage. Sorry you had to re-experience this...

And before that? I have pulled thousands of 8MM57 bullets, everyone of the bullets had a waist, before pulling the bullets I checked them for speed. From a 29" barrel the bullets were traveling 2,900 + a few feet per second and were accurate. Most of the case heads had late '30 and early '40 head stamps. Who knows? They could have caused the waist with very heavy crimp.

F. Guffey

 

[butchlambert]

I've been around enough to remember the wasp waisted fighter jets. Read the following.

http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/why-dont-todays-fighters-have-narrow-waists-8647157/

 

[Ggmac]

Good memory Butch , I forgot all about those !

 

[Dimwit Flathead]

I've been around enough to remember the wasp waisted fighter jets. Read the following.

http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/why-dont-todays-fighters-have-narrow-waists-8647157/

Unlike bullets, jets are under constant thrust. Herters claimed their bullets would pick up velocity and we all know how that works . . .

 

[butchlambert]

Unlike bullets, jets are under constant thrust. Herters claimed their bullets would pick up velocity and we all know how that works . . .

Even when they back off the gas pedal?

 

[SheepDog]

Acceleration can be in any vector within the three dimensional space. Slowing down is an acceleration.